Following FGR's commissioning of its Henderson Commercial Graphene Facility, it has been involved with a number of industries that could benefit from the addition of graphene to existing product ranges. Research work has shown graphene can provide significant benefits to the maritime industry in a number of applications. The most obvious application is in anti-fouling paints and coatings, which promise benefits from improved performance and longer life between reapplications; every five years instead of the three-year standard now prevalent.
FGR has reported an encouraging approach from a maritime industry participant to work together to design and customize graphene-based products. The terms of the MOU cover collaboration on graphene enhanced anti-fouling as an additive to existing coatings or a new formulation; coatings with fire retardant and noise reduction properties for ship bulkhead doors and engine rooms that can be sprayed on; and graphene- enhanced polypropylene ropes.